Image from pixabay.com It’s never too soon to learn how to summer ski, white water raft or give archery a try, and doing so in the spectacularly scenic Alps can be an awesome experience to remember. The Alps offer…

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One could argue there is no city in the world with more to offer than Sydney. That’s not to say there are more sights or attractions in the New South Wales capital than you can find anywhere else. But there are…

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The different side to Japan you’ll discover when travelling You may think of Japan as a futuristic haven. Sure, Tokyo has an abundance of neon lights and Harajuku girls, but the country has retained its heritage in smaller, lesser known…

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Straddling the River Danube, the cities of Buda, Pest and Óbuda were joined to become the nation’s largest city in the eighteen hundreds and over the centuries this culturally diverse and fascinating capital has been home to the Celts, the Romans,…

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It’s the start of the year and, full of positivity, people are already looking ahead at the places they’d like to go and the cities they’d like to photograph. If you’re one of them, and you’d like a few ideas…

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7 Of Europe’s Superb Goldmines That Need to Make Your Bucket List Europe is filled to the brim with fantastic cities and towns, teeming with life and culture. Let’s take a look at seven of the best goldmines…

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I’m sad to have just learned that down to technical issues with the mailing system linked to my blog, none of the last several posts managed to enter the ether world. I had no idea…and it means you missed out…

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It’s been happening for years now: airports are becoming the 21st century’s supermalls. The New York Times points to the recession as one of the major causes. Mall visits plummeted and mass market retailers turned to the one location they…

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In this, my penultimate post about my time in Guatemala, I thought I’d share with you a few shots of the lovely kids I met. Most of them were poor, scrappy and bare footed (except this first cool dude) but…

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Welcome to Part II of my Guatemala photo essay series. The number one reason I chose Guatemala for my visa run was to visit the magnificent Mayan temple complex of Tikal. Anyone who knows me knows that I’m a wannabe…

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Last summer Leslie and I spent an amazing 10 days on a quick tour of Sri Lanka. There were many highlights, but perhaps the greatest day of all was our elephant safari at Udawalawe National Park. With beautiful and wild…

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When I went on my maiden backpacking adventure in 1994, and first fell in love with traveling, I made a pact with myself. It was quite simple…that by the time I die, I want to have visited more countries than…

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In and around the Angkor Wat temples, Cambodia, you’ll see kids everywhere. There are wide smiles on dirty faces, and bare feet splashing in puddles. They wear rags for clothes, and with almost every child, an even younger one tags…

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Some of my greatest travel memories and experiences have been forged in Cambodia, and they will live long in the memory. And almost all of them good. There was one incident, however, that was far from good. In fact, it…

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In keeping with my tradition of the last two years, I’m writing this post to summarize the last twelve months, first to share with you some of what we have been up to, but also to remind myself just how…

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I recently met a lovely lady here in San Miguel named Elsmarie. For almost twenty years, Elsmarie has run a charitable non-profit organization called “Ojala Nińos,” which roughly translated means ‘hope for children.’ This is a post asking you for…

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Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is one of my favorite holidays, right up there with Dia de los Locos (Day of the Crazies) and Thanksgiving. I couldn’t be in a better place for it either. Mexico places…

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After fleeing Korea last May, Leslie and I had a few months to travel before we returned home to Mexico. We had a few countries that we definitely wanted to visit, some old, others new, and all proved to be…

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After 6 months of living back in Korea, where things sadly did not go as planned and we found ourselves in a situation that was no longer tenable, we did what we have done so often before, and fled to…

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Just before I left Korea 3 months ago, I bought myself a long overdue new camera (a Sony NEX 5, if anyone is interested?) Now, Daegu is not the prettiest of cities, and other than the mountain areas, Korea itself…

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Tokyo was everything I expected of it; a thriving, super modern mega-city, spectacular skyscrapers, fabulous restaurants, and beautiful architecture both new and old. But that’s just one of Tokyo’s many identities. In a city with more than 13 million inhabitants,…

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Remembering Hiroshima 8:15a.m, August 6th, 1945. Hiroshima. A moment in time that should never be forgotten! Probably the single worst moment in human history! A moment the likes of which must never happen again. I’m not here to discuss the…

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Leslie and I just recently spent a lovely week at Bentota Beach, Sri Lanka. We both had to do a fait bit of work whilst we were there (especially Leslie) but there was still time have some lovely sunset beach…

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REPOSTED FROM MY AMAZING FIANCÉ LESLIE PATRICK’S BLOG!! When people ask me what I do for a living, I say, “I’m a writer.” “What do you write?” they say. The truth is, it’s complicated. I’ve written everything from blog posts to…

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Last year, my fiancé Leslie and I were on the HGTV show, House Hunters International. We were filmed in our beautiful adopted hometown of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Here’s our appearance on the show.

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Darjeeling, a former jewel in the British crown, lies across the Himalayan foothills like some dirty folded blanket, its inner creases the grimy streets or trash strewn lanes, its outer folds the ramshackle and rundown hotels that cling to…

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When I first visited Korea in 2008, one of the first things I was taken to see was a tree. It doesn’t sound very interesting, does it? That is until you hear the urban legend that surrounds it. The Hanging…

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The last thing I did before I left Korea a couple of weeks ago was to ride the new DMZ Train, a quirkily decorated train that transports visitors from Seoul north to the DMZ, or the Demilitarized Zone that separates…

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The Road, The Siren She calls to me as I sleep, entwining herself within my dreams, showing me the way and seducing me with her seductive and endless opportunities. The sounds I hear when all is silent are muted in…

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One of my favorite things to do in Korea is hike. No matter where you live, you’re never more than a few subway stops from excellent hiking trails. Last Wednesday I finally made my way to the trail that leads…

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Week 3 of the tour saw the book show up in five more memorable locations across several continents, and finished up in one rather bizarre spot for a read, with eager locals desperate for a ‘bite’ of the action. Day…

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Another exciting week of the World Book Tour has come to a close, a week in which the novel visited 5 countries on 3 continents, and even went home for a while. Day 7: Chepstow, Wales This photo was kindly…

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For the last few months people from all over the world have been enjoying “I Have Lived Today,” and many of them have taken photos of themselves with the book and shared them with me. Thus, and in a moment of…

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Exciting announcement!! Last year, as we were trying to buy our house in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico we were invited to appear on super popular T.V show, ‘International House Hunters.’ Considering it was Leslie‘s family’s favorite show, how could…

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So many things have happened to Leslie and I in the last 12 months, and they’ve all been amazing. Three books published between us. A TV show appearance. We bought a house…in Mexico. Loads of traveling…ten countries. So many happy…

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Just when I thought that the energy surrounding my book launch was starting to dwindle, I’ve suddenly seen a surge in sales, and more and more people seem to be finding my novel independently, which is great news. Of course,…

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Morning all. Fancy seeing 12 more images like this…with a 360′ perspective? I just happened to stumble across this amazing blog the other day, so I thought I’d share it with you. Click below to be blown away by the magnificence…

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This time last year I posted a blog named 2013: Annis Memorabilis, and in it I stated that 2013 was the best year ever…yet. Well as amazing as 2013 was, it’s been surpassed, because as years go 2014 was the…

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Dynamic Busan, or so the tourist board named it, is Korea’s 3rd city after Seoul and Incheon, and is a favorite hangout for Koreans and expats alike. With miles of beautiful coastline and golden sandy beaches, and dozens of bars…

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It’s no secret I love hiking, and now we’re living back in Korea, where hiking is basically a national obsession, I couldn’t be in a better place. At 7a.m. this morning, while escorting Leslie to a taxi for the first…

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Exciting News!!! I’m pleased to announce that my novel, ‘I Have Lived Today,’ is about to commence on a ‘World Wide Promotional Tour.’ Okay, let me backtrack just a little. A book tour suggests that I, the author, will be…

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As I’ve mentioned before, there really isn’t much money to be made from self-publishing a novel. The average I make per sale is £0.85 or $1.15 on paperbacks, and a little more on Kindle. What is worth way more to…

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As you know, a few months ago Leslie and I bought a lovely house in San Miguel de Allende, 6,000′ above sea level in the high desert north of Mexico City. But don’t let the word desert fool you, though,…

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A couple of weeks back Leslie and I spent a lovely relaxing week at the beach resort of Papagaya, Costa Rica. We met there after Leslie‘s week long journalism assignment in Guatemala, and it was the perfect place for her…

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Hello everyone. As you know, I’ve been working very hard lately on completing my novel, and it’s been a daunting process to get everything ready. But I’m delighted to say that, at long last, it’s published. Yay! More details in…

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Hello all. Firstly, the cover photo of this post is not actually me, honest! So, the purpose of this swift, succinct post is simple. I’m here for a little shameless pimping. With the novel in it’s final stages and publishing…

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I keep getting asked if I have an agent and which publishing house I’m with. But the reality is, the book publishing world has evolved so much in recent years, what with the advent of e-readers and online markets such…

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I haven’t been posting much lately, and that is due largely to the fact that I’m spending almost all my time editing my upcoming novel. But in the course of the next few weeks I’ll be blogging short posts about…

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Last week Leslie and I took time out of our busy work schedules (those in the know, know) to go on an adventure. There’s so much to do here in San Miguel, but one thing that was highly recommended was…

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Who Am I?

Hello there,
I'm Steve, and welcome to Twenty First Century Nomad.
For over twenty years I've been traveling and working my way around the globe, living life and learning all I can about anything and everything, myself included. I created this website two years ago in order to discuss my thoughts and feelings about some of the places I’ve visited and the things I've done, and also to showcase my travel writing and photography. There will be plenty of adventures and misadventures along the way.
I hope you’ll join me on my continuing journey in the pursuit of everything.
Cheers,
Steve

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